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The Dirty Little Secret About Living Longer (and 4 ways to plan ahead)

Posted by Tom Arnold
|Date: April 19, 2023
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The Dirty Little Secret About Living Longer (and 4 ways to plan ahead)

It’s almost hard to fathom that less than 100 years ago the average life expectancy in Canada was just 65 ...

It’s almost hard to fathom that less than 100 years ago the average life expectancy in Canada was just 65 years old. Today a Canadian 65 years-of-age can expect to live an average of 21 more yea ...

April 19, 2023
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It’s not like home, it is home!

Posted by Robert B. Hulley
|Date: April 06, 2023
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It’s not like home, it is home!

I hadn’t heard from John in quite a while, but he recently phoned with something on his mind and got righ ...

I hadn’t heard from John in quite a while, but he recently phoned with something on his mind and got right to the point. “It’s my parents”, he confided, “They just can’t manage on their own anymore. S ...

April 06, 2023
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New X-ray Room at Saanich Peninsula Hospital

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: April 06, 2023
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New X-ray Room at Saanich Peninsula Hospital

In 2021 the Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation (SPHHF) asked the community to help re ...

In 2021 the Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation (SPHHF) asked the community to help replace the aging X-ray machine at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital (SPH). With 16 years of service ...

April 06, 2023
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: VOTE RESPONSIBLY

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: September 27, 2022
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: VOTE RESPONSIBLY

One election season in the community in which I was living, there was a race that had two candidates vyin ...

One election season in the community in which I was living, there was a race that had two candidates vying for the top job. One candidate had proven skills for the position and the other candidate had ...

September 27, 2022
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The Escape

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: May 24, 2022
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The Escape

by Ilona Rapin My rumpled but well-worn grey backpack sits in the corner of the room like an Easter Islan ...

by Ilona Rapin My rumpled but well-worn grey backpack sits in the corner of the room like an Easter Island sentry standing at attention, ready to be called into action. I wipe the dust off the cracked ...

May 24, 2022
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Let Your Legacy Be Wild

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: April 21, 2022
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Let Your Legacy Be Wild

Heron in Murdo Frazer Duck Pond, North Vancouver; Photo by Rescue Volunteer Cathy A Great Blue Heron is a ...

Heron in Murdo Frazer Duck Pond, North Vancouver; Photo by Rescue Volunteer Cathy A Great Blue Heron is a symbol of freedom and self-determination across North America. As human population rises, the ...

April 21, 2022
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Who Will Benefit Most from Your Will: The CRA or Charity?

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: April 19, 2022
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Who Will Benefit Most from Your Will: The CRA or Charity?

By Brad Friesen, Gift Planning Consultant with Abundance Canada Canadians are some of the most generous p ...

By Brad Friesen, Gift Planning Consultant with Abundance Canada Canadians are some of the most generous people in the world. Donating our time and money to help others is part of who we are as a socie ...

April 19, 2022
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Donors provide the very best for Saanich Peninsula Long-term Care

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: April 08, 2022
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Donors provide the very best for Saanich Peninsula Long-term Care

In 2020 generous donors answered the call to help buy new beds for the Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s Long- ...

In 2020 generous donors answered the call to help buy new beds for the Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s Long-term Care residents. This month, thanks to their donations, the final beds have been installed. ...

April 08, 2022
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Life Lessons From A Surprising Place

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: August 25, 2021
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Life Lessons From A Surprising Place

The blue cedar shakes change colour in the daily light at Glen Brae Manor, one of Canuck Place Children’s ...

The blue cedar shakes change colour in the daily light at Glen Brae Manor, one of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice’s two pediatric hospice locations where little patients in BC and Yukon receive expert ...

August 25, 2021
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Aging in Your Own Home

Posted by Robert B. Hulley
|Date: June 17, 2021
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Aging in Your Own Home

George and I have been friends ever since our parents moved into the samesubdivision some 30 years ago. H ...

George and I have been friends ever since our parents moved into the samesubdivision some 30 years ago. He called me the other day to say that he and his sisterMildred were having a bit of a problem c ...

June 17, 2021
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Travel the World by Home-Exchanging

Posted by Karen Weiss
|Date: June 08, 2021
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Travel the World by Home-Exchanging

Travel-lovers rarely have unlimited funds to travel wherever and whenever they want. Savvy and budget-con ...

Travel-lovers rarely have unlimited funds to travel wherever and whenever they want. Savvy and budget-conscious travelers are discovering that the key to changing this is now possible with something a ...

June 08, 2021
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The Auxiliary Gift Shop on Wheels

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: April 26, 2021
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The Auxiliary Gift Shop on Wheels

If you talk to some of the longer-serving members of the Auxiliary to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital, one ...

If you talk to some of the longer-serving members of the Auxiliary to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital, one of the things you will learn is that they used to have a gift shop cart that went around to ea ...

April 26, 2021
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Leaving a legacy of health for Island kids

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: January 18, 2021
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Leaving a legacy of health for Island kids

Over the past extraordinary year, as the hectic pace of the world slowed, we’ve had time to reflect on wh ...

Over the past extraordinary year, as the hectic pace of the world slowed, we’ve had time to reflect on what matters most to each of us. The importance of community and collective compassion has never ...

January 18, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: January 2021

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: January 02, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: January 2021

When I ask people how they feel about 2021, the two words that pop up the most are “Uncertain” and “Hopef ...

When I ask people how they feel about 2021, the two words that pop up the most are “Uncertain” and “Hopeful.” INSPIRED Publisher Barbara Risto Many of us are living in that limbo-land, between Uncerta ...

January 02, 2021
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STEP CLASSES IN SPLIT

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: January 02, 2021
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STEP CLASSES IN SPLIT

I'm not a fan of enclosed, claustrophobic spaces nor steep, ladder-like stairs that truly challenge my ag ...

I'm not a fan of enclosed, claustrophobic spaces nor steep, ladder-like stairs that truly challenge my aging quads. But I've heard the view from the top of this 1,700-year-old bell tower boasts a pret ...

January 02, 2021
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